Fax a Belgian landline without a device
From the local municipality to the FPS Finance, from the health insurance fund to the courthouse: your PDF reaches any Belgian landline, without a fax machine. One page free, then €3.99 incl. VAT per send from the second page.
Count nine digits, zero included, for a Belgian landline. Brussels, Antwerp, Liège and Ghent have a one-digit area code — 02, 03, 04, 09 — while the rest of the country uses two, such as 016 for Leuven, 081 for Namur, 071 for Charleroi or 065 for Mons. Watch out for 047, 048 and 049: ten digits, a mobile phone at the end, no fax possible.
Health insurance funds, municipal administrations, notary and bailiff offices, social secretariats, medical practices: official Belgium has not cut all its fax lines, often listed at the bottom of correspondence.
Mind the language of your cover sheet: Dutch for a Flemish recipient, French in Wallonia, German in the East Cantons. Your correspondent will process the fax that much faster.
Select Belgium, enter the number with its zero in front, leaving out +32; spaces cause no issue. Sending a single page costs nothing; from page two onward, each fax is billed at €3.99 incl. VAT, no matter the file size. PDF delivery receipts cost €2.99 incl. VAT and are charged only when the Belgian machine has successfully logged the pages.
Belgium: the number format to enter
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| International dialling code | +32 |
| ISO code | BE |
| Accepted format | Nine digits with a leading 0, spaces allowed; a mobile number in 04xx has ten |
| Line example | 024751234 |
| Region | Europe |
Belgium: sample numbers, accepted or rejected
| Number tested | Verdict | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| 02 345 67 89 | Valid | Brussels |
| 04 223 45 67 | Valid | Liège |
| 081 23 45 67 | Valid | Namur |
| 0475 12 34 56 | Rejected | Mobile number: beyond the reach of a fax |
| 2 345 67 89 | Rejected | The leading zero is missing |
| 32 2 345 67 89 | Rejected | Dialling code given without a + or 00 in front |
Area codes of the main cities
| City or line type | Dialling code |
|---|---|
| Brussels | 02 |
| Antwerp | 03 |
| Liège | 04 |
| Ghent | 09 |
| Charleroi | 071 |
| Namur | 081 |
Belgium: organisations that still receive faxes
- From the municipality to the CPAS, from SPF Finances to the Foreigners' Office: depending on the service, the fax line always appears at the bottom of correspondence. The one for the population or urban planning department rarely matches the general number.
- Doctors, pharmacies, hospitals and health insurers still circulate prescriptions, reports and certificates by fax, while eHealthBox remains reserved for healthcare professionals.
- Court registries, justices of the peace, and bailiffs: fax makes practical exchanges easier there; lawyers, for their part, file their pleadings electronically.
- Notaries, property managers, brokers, and insurance companies still accept documents signed by fax — a power of attorney or an insurance claim, for example.
No organisation number is published here: take the one from your latest letter, or from the official website.
The official digital channel
Government agencies send their official documents to eBox (accessed via itsme or the electronic identity card); eBox Enterprise serves the same purpose for businesses, and MyMinfin consolidates tax records. Healthcare providers use eHealthBox, lawyers have DPA-Deposit, and Just-on-web covers some online court procedures.
Belgium: time difference and office hours
| Time zone | Belgium runs on Central European Time: UTC+1 (CET), UTC+2 (CEST) in summer. |
|---|---|
| Difference from Paris | No difference: Brussels and Paris share the same time zone. |
| Usual hours | Offices are generally open from 8:30 a.m. to noon, then 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., on weekdays. Each municipal counter posts its own hours, sometimes with evening availability; on July 21, the national holiday, many services remain closed, and some administrations also observe November 15. |
Belgium: questions about sending
- Does my municipality or CPAS accept faxes?
- Yes, as long as the department in question publishes a fax number — by mail or on its website. Email and online forms are often preferred these days. And make sure you have the right one (population, civil status, urban planning): a department's fax number often differs from the main number.
- Does a fax to the court registry count as a filing?
- Not necessarily. Lawyers file electronically; for private individuals, it depends on the procedure: filing at the counter, by registered mail, or via Just-on-web. Before relying on fax, check with the registry.
- Is the +32 necessary?
- No: Belgian numbers are written with a leading zero, e.g., 02 345 67 89. Pasting in international format (+32 2 345 67 89) is also converted automatically. However, a 10-digit mobile number starting with 04xx will be rejected.
Send a fax to Belgium
The other six countries
Countries covered
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- Countries covered
- Dial code +49 — Each number starts with 0, then carries between 6 and 11 digits (a 2- to 5-digit area code plus the subscriber number); 015, 016 and 017 are mobile prefixes
- Dial code +34 — Nine digits starting with 8 or 9, province included; a 6 or 7 at the start indicates a mobile number
- Dial code +39 — Retain the leading 0, then enter between 5 and 10 digits; any number beginning with 3 is a mobile
Keep reading
Pages chosen to help you prepare a send, track it, or keep proof of it.
- Dial code +33 — Ten digits in total, beginning with 01 through 05 or with 09; numbers beginning with 06 or 07 are mobiles
- Dial code +351 — Nine digits starting with 2, area code included; numbers starting with 9 are mobiles
- Before faxing abroad, look up the country's dialling code, the usual prefixes and how long numbers should be.